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SYLVIIDAE
Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris: Singles near Nyahururu and in the Mara.
Cinnamon Bracken Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus: Great views of one in a ditch near Kericho.
African Moustached Warbler Melocichla mentalis: One seen all too briefly near Kichwa Tembo.
Dark-capped Yellow Warbler (African Yellow Warbler) Chloropeta natalensis: Singles in Nairobi NP
and at Thika.
Mountain Yellow Warbler Chloropeta similis (NL): One seen by Phil at Mountain Lodge.
Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans: One in the hotel garden in Nairobi.
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops: Several at Kichwa Tembo.
Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami: Amazing long views of a pair on the ground on the Oloololo
escarpment. Several others heard trilling from the treetops.
Hunter’s Cisticola Cisticola hunteri: Common, noisy and entertaining at Mountain Lodge. A few
others in highland areas.
Long-tailed Cisticola (Tabora Cisticola) Cisticola angusticaudus: One near Siana Springs.
Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes: Typical of damper habitats, and seen several sites.
Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus: Very common in Nairobi NP and in the Mara; a bird of tall
grassland.
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis: Two near Siana Springs performed well.
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chinianus: Common throughout in dry country, especially at Nakuru with
a morning total of at least 100 birds.
Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus: Eventually, three birds seen at Buffalo Springs.
Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus: One in Nairobi NP on the first day.
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis: Several in the Baringo area and in the Mara.
Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus: Just one seen briefly in Buffalo Springs.
Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens: Several seen at Nairobi NP, Solio and Nakuru, but
particularly common in the Mara.
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava: Widespread in open habitats.
Pale Prinia Prinia somalica: Several sightings in Buffalo Springs.
White-chined Prinia Prinia leucopogon: One in the botanical gardens near Kericho.
Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex: Several at Samburu/Buffalo Springs and one heard at
Baringo.
Pale Wren-warbler Calamonastes undosus (H): One heard near Kichwa Tembo.
Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata: Common and widespread, especially at
Nakuru.
Yellow-breasted Apalis (Black-breasted Apalis) Apalis flavida: The highland race pugnax was seen at
Nairobi, Nakuru and the Mara. The form flavocincta (which has different vocalizations)
seen at Samburu and Baringo is sometimes considered part of a separate species: Browntailed
Apalis A. viridiceps.
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema: The bird with the trim-phone call was heard
frequently at Mountain Lodge, but only glimpsed briefly.
Grey Apalis Apalis cinerea: Seen well at Mountain Lodge and Naro Moru.
Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni: Four seen at Mountain Lodge.
Black-collared Apalis Apalis pulchra: Two seen near Kericho.
Red-fronted Warbler Spiloptila rufifrons: Several at Buffalo Springs and at Baringo.
Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida: One heard at Thika, but several seen at Kichwa Tembo.
Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura: Several at Samburu/Buffalo Springs.
Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii: Several sightings, at Nairobi NP, Nakuru, Baringo, and in the
Mara.
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys: A single seen well at Mountain Lodge.
Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis: Surprisingly scarce this year, with a few singles
at Baringo and Siana Springs.
Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela flavicrissalis: Good numbers at Samburu/Buffalo Springs.
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